Have you met anyone famous

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And felt so let down by them in real life such as were they a arse?

Ratonastick I'm not really a royalist but have a soft spot for Princess Anne. Ever since she wore an outfit to Charles/Camilla's wedding that was photographed as far back as 1981. You can tell that she rifled through her wardrobe at the last minute and thought 'this'll do'

The bloke from My Vitriol is Som Wijay-Wardener and I can confirm he is an utter self-important twat. I'd forgotten about him completely.

DH did some security work at a major gig venue when he was much younger and claims that most rock band types are "up themselves". He likes to wind me up by having met Trent Reznor and only having the observation "he's short" to make.

Rowan Atkinson came into the pub where I worked back in the 80s for dinner with a group of people and he was an utter knob. 18-carat solid gold knob.

Sent a minion into the (busy) pub first to tell everyone loudly that Mr Rowan Atkinson was about to enter the dining room and Nobody Was To Speak To Him. Everyone stunned into silence when in the man came, dressed in a white suit and sunglasses (this was in the evening, after dark, in a country pub...) and stopped dramatically in the middle of the bar, looked round and then wafted off into the dining room. I'm sure the sound of guffaws from the bar must have filtered through to the dining room. Such a dick.

The stupid thing was that if he'd just come in and got on with it, nobody would have taken any notice of him at all, of course...

Nicolas lyndhurst used to go around the coop near where he lived and pretend he was an American. Full sunglasses and a hat as well. He'd get proper arsey if you "recognised" him but tbh I think he'd probably got fed up of constantly being called a plonker

@CauliflowerBalti surprised about Annie Lennox she's a close friend/colleague of someone close to me and has been very kind and thoughtful in times of bereavement etc

Loving all these stories. Jim Bowen of Bullseye compered a music competition I performed at and was lovely. I served Gregor Fisher (Rab C Nesbitt) when I worked in a bank and he was v friendly and unassuming, was a regular customer and was always the same.

Oh beat John Higgins at snooker in our local pub and he flounced off in a huff. JH was the year below me at school but I don't remember him although my dad says his dad is very nice and used to drink with him

I'm really pleased to hear Jay Kay isn't a dick in real life.

I got elbowed out of the way by the Pet Shop Boys in their prime. (It was in a gay club, and they were important and I was not, and although I was ahead of them in the queue, they did not like to wait!)

Vinnie Jones once nearly ran me over in his Rolls-Royce in Sloane Square. Does that count?

@glitterglitters my dealings were professional. I’m happy to concede she probs has a softer side. But it was hard work.

Randy Orton, WWE wrestler is an arrogant twat!

@CauliflowerBalti I must say the person I know has dealings with a lot of people so I'm wondering if they just have dealt with so many bigger divas that it's not noticeable

Jason Donovan-lovely
Dave and Si (hairy bikers) really friendly and down to earth.
Katy Price-rude and up herself.
Victor Meldrew- lovely.
Julian Clarey- nice but very shy.
Mr Maker -sweetheart
Mr Tumble- friendly.
Lee Evans- very sweet man.

Can confirm Randy Orten is vile. He and his wife are racist and he is well known to hook up with ring rats when away.

The wonderful Anthony Hopkins' voice is every bit as velvety and wibble inducing as you imagine

It's about 25 years ago and we were acting in the same theatre (different play sadly). Had a brief conversation en route to dressing rooms.

Ditto voice for Alan Rickman. Very kindly reminded the bar staff that I was ahead of him in the queue.

@Nettletheelf when I read a thread that irritates me I just hide it. Perhaps you should do the same here.

I was in a pub in Chelsea in the 90s and asked the bloke who was next to me at the bar if he used to work with my dad on the railways. He was so familiar. He just smiled with a twinkle in his eye and said "no love I don't think so". As soon as he spoke I realised who he was as said "oh no, you're George Best" . He was lovely and I told him my family were life long Man U fans and my brother would disown me for not recognising him. Days before camera on phones so no evidence!

My Dd goes to school with Ukrika's dds and she seems very nice. Had a party at her house and was just like any other Mum hosting a birthday party.

I met Mary berry at a book signing. Told her that my late MIL taught DD to bake and showed her some pics. She had run out of the book I wanted so her DIL who had organised the signing said she would sort it out for me (DIL lives in my town). DIL dropped the book round and it said "to DD's name. Happy Christmas. I'm sure your grandma would be proud of your baking".

Saw Paula Yates and Michael Hitchens having a screaming match on the kings road. She realised it was being photographed by paparazzi and stormed over tore the film out of his camera. Good for her. I felt so sorry for them.

I saw Paloma Faith at Clapham Calling a few years ago. Lady next to us asked her very nicely for a photo and she was so rude to her.

She told me how lovely my hair colour was (ginger) and I just said thanks and smiled and she scowled at me back like I should have gone oh my god it's you! Did not like the fact I didn't acknowledge who she was!!

You’ve just described to a T exactly how I imagine Paloma Faith would be IRL.

I’ve met a lot of celebs, a lot of them mentioned here and they’ve all been at the very least pleasant but some utterly lovely.

Once celeb thought I was a Daily Mirror reporter (I’m not a journo) and was telling me exactly what to put in my piece about her. I didn’t correct her and wonder what she said when she read the real reporter’s article.

Another one, some I know was a roadie for Madonna during the Blond Ambition Tour. He said she was an utter bitch.Everyone hated her.

Mick Hucknall is an utter sleaze. Blocked my way in a supermarket, made a big thing of looking me up and down, and smirked at me. I just turned around. Eww.

Paul O’grady is very professional and knows how to be charming and friendly to the public. But, he will only do what’s in his contract, rather than above and beyond (I.e. even if it’s for charity). That’s fair enough I guess - it’s a job after all - but he’s maybe not quite as warm as his persona suggests.

Bill Bryson, however is utterly charming and cannot do enough for people. He was Chancellor at my university and had endless time for the students, took on extra campaigns for charities that were prompted by students and lecturers, and generally was just so pro-active and visible. I adore him.

David Gandy is a delight - no airs and graces at all. Will do anything to help a good cause. I do think he looks much older than he claims though 😁

Huey Morgan is ridiculously lovely and so aware of his fans - he makes so much time for them though. He does very much still have an eye for the ladies, though.

Old school but a relative tells me that Dickie Bird was a know. Very entitled and short-tempered. Made the girls working in a bank cry.

Same relative also said that Roger Hargreaves (Mr Men author) was a nightmare. They worked together and he was very rude.

Phillips Idowu signed autographs for kids for AGES. Didn’t stop until the queue was gone. Sweetheart.

I met Niles Rodgers at a festival and he was SO nice and SO cool. He knew how to attract attention and revelled in it, but he was very warm and showed interest.

Audrey Niffenegger was very shy and a bit bemused that people wanted to meet her.

Jools Holland - utter diva. Excessive rider and demands. Barks at anyone junior.

Bill Nighy - oh, what a gent. Was spotted at the Barbican by some teenage girls who knew him from Love Actually. He charged with them and took them so seriously, even though he was clearly on his way home.

And Emma Freud and Richard Curtis - best couple ever. Ended up at the same event as them. They were ridiculously in love, really normal, really good fun.

Again, more positive stories than bad - but I think that is a nice thing

Andrew Lloyd Webber absolutely IS an arse. Friend used to work with him and he was a total nightmare in ways I couldn't outline because the thread would end up getting deleted. But very demanding and nasty

That's interesting @peachgreen, in what capacity did your friend work with him?

Altwoo David Gandy is a delight
Well that is a massive understatement, he is more than a delight he is absolutely degorgeous!

Not me, but my mum loves to tell the story of when she was in an extremely posh farm store in North Norfolk and played peekaboo with a little boy hiding behind his mum's legs in the queue.

It was only when she caught a look at the mum's face that she realised she'd just been giggling with Prince George.

When I was cabin crew, I served Sophia Loren in business class. She was very charming and polite.

Bonnie Tyler only spoke via her husband and sipped on mineral water. Hubby drank all the champagne!

Was Sophia Loren still very beautiful Polar? I was genuinely in awe of her beauty as a child.